European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A taper auger
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
Clamped in place for tyring
Shaping with a rasp
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Trimming with a drawknife
An example of wheel making in the past
Close up of the clamping
Shaping with a rasp
Welding the tyre joint
Cooling the hot tyre
An interesting wheel!
Close up of the hub
Cleaning up the felloes
Using a press on the tyre join
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Hammering the tyre into place
Tyre nearly in place
Using a rasp
Cooling down
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Drawknife in use
Checking the tyre circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Wheel in position for the tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Still cooling off.
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Detail of the wheel
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Applying a hot tyre
Field gun wheels
Sawing off the spoke ends
The second tyre being hammered in place
Fitting the felloes together
Cleaning up the weld
Welding the tyre
Spot welding
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Using a press on the tyre
A pile of iron hubs
Fitting the hot tyre
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Clamping the wheel down
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
The hot tyre in place
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Drawknife in use shaping
A wheel in need of repair
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Letting off steam
Drawknife in use
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